Longmont man sentenced to four years in child sex assault case

Mental health delayed court proceedings

LONGMONT -- A Longmont man who pleaded guilty in September to sexually assaulting a 13-year-old neighbor was sentenced to four years in prison Friday, according to court records.

Travis Bowden, a former St. Vrain Valley School District substitute janitor, was arrested late last year after a Boulder County deputy found him in a car with a 13-year-old girl while parked at Lagerman Reservoir at about 11:30 p.m. on a Friday. The girl told officers she had sex with him at his home on the 1700 block of Cambridge Drive on Thanksgiving. He later told officers the sexual activity fell short of intercourse.

The pair met in their neighborhood and developed a relationship, according to police reports. According to earlier court testimony, Bowden and the girl had a sexual relationship that included varied sexual acts in Bowden's home and vehicle and in the custodial office at Longmont Estates Elementary School.

Bowden's case was delayed while his mental health was assessed.

He pleaded guilty in September to sexual assault on a child and attempted sexual assault on a child, both felonies. Other charges were dismissed under a deal with prosecutors.

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